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Mark Kirk Might Vote for Disclose Act

Here we go again. The same vicious cycle seems to repeat itself ad nauseum. We become all excited about the prospects of picking up Senate seats during the election. Then, within a few days these RINOs return to their old ways. The Hill is reporting that Mark Kirk is considering whether to vote with the Democrats and support the unconstitutional Disclose Act. Even though he voted against this particular bill while he was in the House, he is showing willingness to sell himself out to liberal special interest groups that are pressuring RINOs to support this legislation. Here is what Kirk had to say for himself:

“Federal candidates should disclose all of their campaign contributions within 24 hours on the Internet. I hope we can get that done in the next Senate and Congress. Also, for all of these outside groups we don’t want to silence any political voice … we should have them disclose all of their donors, both from the left and the right.”

The Hill further notes, that these liberal advocacy groups will be pressuring Lisa Murkowski to support the Disclose Act. There is no doubt in my mind that if she ultimately returns to the Senate, she will take revenge against Republicans and support much of the signature legislation of the left. There is very little hope for Senate Republicans, even after last week’s gains. The House is where we need to make our stand. This all brings me back to my favorite cartoon that my wife illustrated in honor of our Senate Republicans: